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  • DAMAGE CONTROL, BOUNCING CHECK, INACTIVE PROGRAMS: 1. Spent most of time dealing with vendors 2. $1 million check bounced 3. Many NCBM programs were inactive

    RELATIONSHIP W/BOARD:

    1. Staff led to believe the board had ulterior motives 2. Couldnt get enough participants to hold board meetings 3. Staff told to be selective about the information they gave to the board 4. would sometimes only communicate w/board members that supported her 5. Elections were infrequent 6. realized she made a mistake w/ election to board presidency 7. Board minutes were not kept (but meetings were tape recorded)

    RELATIONSHIP W/BUSINESS COUNCIL:

    1. NCBM held monthly business council calls but few attended 2. 20 active members (about 40 members in database) 3. Business council was mostly pleased until news came out of controversies

    501(C)3 STATUS:

    1. Staff did not know tax exempt status was revoked 2. Tax status was not communicated externally 3. Mayor Harvey Johnsons tax ID was used in replacement

    JUDGMENTS & PENALTIES:

    1. Staff was unaware of how many judgments were outstanding 2. sued and many things came forward afterward 3. NCBM did not communicate info to board 4. Board was led to believe that said negative things about them

    OFFICE SPACE:

    1. NCBM was evicted from 191 Peachetree and 101 Marietta 2. NCBM tried to work a deal with a Chinese Mayoral Association to get property 3. Office is now located at home 4. tried to use Mayor Kasim Reeds name to extend stay in buildings 5. NCBM owes $80K in rent

    VWS HOME:

    1. address is 2. House might have sold for as much as $1.2 million

    RECORDS:

    1. New statements are at 2. Records at Trinity are old 3. is currently looking for personal expenses to do a last minute tax filing 4. set up a separate account for Columbia and Nigeria money

  • PAY & BENEFITS:

    1. Paychecks did not arrive consistently 2. Not all pay was received 3. No recollections of contracts 4. Health insurance came late and was cancelled w/o announcement 5. Promised bonuses were not received 6. Paychecks did not come from a payroll company 7. Employees were unaware they had to pay taxes on checks and that they were contracted 8. Final four tickets purchased before making payroll

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  • FINANCES:

    1. was writing checks for things that had nothing to do with rent or bills 2. Budget existed and was seen, but finances were really led by 3. $1 million budget 4. 5. Conferences had separate budgets (often fundraised for internationally) 6. Banks of deposit include: BB&T, Camp Creek, Peachtree, Atlantic Station 7. Staff was confused about taxes 8. served as CPA

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  • VW STYLE:

    1. is charismatic a good speaker 2. pitted employees against each other 3. left office to be run by 4. maintained relationships w/outside parties by being honest avoided lawsuits this way

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    DAMAGE CONTROL, BOUNCING CHECK, INACTIVE PROGRAMS:

    1. Spent most of time dealing with vendors 2. $1 million check bounced 3. Many NCBM programs were inactive

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  • RELATIONSHIP W/BUSINESS COUNCIL:

    1. NCBM held monthly business council calls but few attended 2. 20 active members (about 40 members in database) 3. Business council was mostly pleased until news came out of controversies

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    501(C)3 STATUS:

    1. Staff did not know tax exempt status was revoked 2. Tax status was not communicated externally 3. Mayor Harvey Johnsons tax ID was used in replacement

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  • JUDGMENTS & PENALTIES:

    1. Staff was unaware of how many judgments were outstanding 2. sued and many things came forward afterward 3. NCBM did not communicate info to board 4. Board was led to believe that said negative things about them

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    OFFICE SPACE:

    1. NCBM was evicted from 191 Peachetree and 101 Marietta 2. NCBM tried to work a deal with a Chinese Mayoral Association to get property 3. Office is now located at VWs home 4. tried to use Mayor Kasim Reeds name to extend stay in buildings 5. NCBM owes $80K in rent

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  • HOME: 1. address is 2. House might have sold for as much as $1.2 million

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    RECORDS:

    1. New statements are at home 2. Records at Trinity are old 3. is currently looking for personal expenses to do a last minute tax filing 4. set up a separate account for Columbia and Nigeria money

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